Rev. said:
Please explain what makes the purchase illegal. You are buying from an individual, not a licensed dealer. There are no records required to be kept for this type of purchase. Please give a link which shows the law making this illegal, especially here in Texas. Obviously I am not aware of it.
Both of the below laws are Federal laws.
This one applies if you want to buy a handgun outside of your State:
Title 18, United States Code, Section 922 (a)(3); It shall be
unlawful for
any person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, to transport into or receive in the State where he resides any firearm
purchased or
otherwise obtained by such person
outside that State....
There is an exception, but it only applies to long guns purchased from a licensed dealer outside of your State.
This one applies if you want to sell, trade, give any firearm to a person that does not reside in your State;
Title 18 U.S.C. Section 922 (a)(5): It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector) to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any person (other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector) who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the State in which the transferor resides.
Hope this helps.